106 Collection Holdings native to Brazil Northeast:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Ruellieae
- Ruellia affinis
- Brazil (Bahia)
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Griffineae
- Worsleya procera
- eastern Brazil
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hippeastreae
- Habranthus robustus - E. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
Anacardiaceae
Subfamily Anacardioideae
- Anacardium occidentale
- northeastern Brazil
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
- Asclepias curassavica
- Trop. America
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
- Allamanda cathartica
- South America
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Caladieae
- Syngonium podophyllum - Mex. to Panama
- Syngonium vellozianum - northern South America
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Dieffenbachieae
- Dieffenbachia amoena cv. - tropical Americas
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron ornatum - Trinidad-Tobago to S. Trop. America
- Philodendron pedatum - S. Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Spathicarpeae
- Spathicarpa hastifolia - Brazil to N. Argentina
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
- Spirodela punctata - Trop. America to C. Chile
- Wolffia columbiana
- N & S America
Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Monstereae
- Monstera adansonii - S. Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae
- Anthurium scandens
- Mexico to Trop. America
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily Aristolchioideae
Tribe Aristolochieae
- Aristolochia gigantea
- Panama
- Aristolochia littoralis
- Brazil
- Aristolochia ringens
- northern South America, naturalized in Central America & Caribbean
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Heliantheae
- Sphagneticola trilobata
- West Indies, central America and northern South America
- Acmella oleracea - Brazil
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae
- Adenocalymma comosum
- E. & S. Brazil
- Dolichandra unguis-cati - Mexico to Trop. America
- Pyrostegia venusta - Mexico to S. Trop. America
Bixaceae
- Bixa orellana
- Tropical America
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily Bromelioideae
- Acanthostachys strobilacea
- Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
- Ananas bracteatus `Striatus' - Ecuador and E. Brazil to NE. Argentina
- Ananas comosus
- Costa Rica to S. Trop. America
- Billbergia porteana
- Brazil to Paraguay
- Billbergia pyramidalis
- Windward Is. to N. & E. Brazil
- Cryptanthus bivittatus
- Brazil (Pernambuco)
- Cryptanthus cf. seidelianus - Brazil (Bahia) (endemic)
- Nidularium innocentii - Brazil (E. Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul)
- Portea petropolitana - SE. Brazil (to Bahia)
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia bulbosa
- Trop. America
- Tillandsia recurvata - Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest - Caribbean to N. Argentina
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Peru
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Dominican Republic
W/C
Cactaceae
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Phyllocacteae
- Epiphyllum phyllanthus - central & south America W/C
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Rhipsalideae
- Rhipsalis oblonga
- Brazil
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
Capparaceae
- Quadrella cyanophallophora
- caribbean and s. Florida
Combretaceae
Subfamily Combretoideae
Tribe Laguncularieae
- Laguncularia racemosa - Both coasts of tropical America
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
- E. & S. Brazil
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Cresseae
- Evolvulus glomeratus
- Brazil, Paraguay
Costaceae
- Chamaecostus cuspidatus
- Brazil
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Kyllinga brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea dodecaneura - S. Trop. America
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha curcas - Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
- Manihot esculenta - W. South America to Brazil
Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Phaseoleae
- Rhynchosia phaseoloides
- South America
- Erythrina crista-galli - S. America - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay.
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Acacieae
- Vachellia farnesiana
- widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Ingeae
- Inga edulis
- central and south America
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Mimoseae
- Mimosa pudica
- widespread in central & south America, naturalized elsewhere
Haemodoraceae
Subfamily Haemodoroideae
- Xiphidium caeruleum
- S. Mexico to Trop. America
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Malpighiaceae
- Stigmaphyllon ciliatum - tropical America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Ceiba pentandra
- tropical America
- Ceiba speciosa - Brazil & Argentina, but cultivated throughout tropics
- Pachira glabra - Brazil
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Hibisceae
- Pavonia strictiflora
- Brazil (Bahia)
Marantaceae
- Maranta leuconeura - Brazil
- Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Eugenia brasiliensis
- E. & S. Brazil
- Eugenia uniflora - E. & S. Brazil to S. South America
- Psidium cattleianum
- E. & S. Brazil to NE. Uruguay
- Psidium guajava - Trop. & Subtrop. America
Nyctaginaceae
- Bougainvillea spectabilis
- Brazil
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Mormolyca rufescens
- tropical America
- Lockhartia lunifera - E. & S. Brazil
- Miltonia flavescens - Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
- Gongora quinquenervis var uncinata - Colombia to Peru and Brazil
- Zygopetalum maculatum
- Southern Brazil - Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Encyclia advena - Brazil
- Epidendrum rigidum
- I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America
- Masdevallia infracta
- Brazil to Bolivia
- Specklinia grobyi - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
- Specklinia grobyi - S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranchideae
Oxalidaceae
- Oxalis fruticosa
- Brazil
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Passiflora amethystina
- Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia.
- Passiflora coriacea
- Mexico to Bolivia
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- tropical America and S. Florida
- Peperomia serpens
- Mexico to South America
- Piper arboreum - South America
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Stenotaphrum secundatum - SE. U.S.A. to E. & S. South America, W. Trop. Africa to Chad
Pontederiaceae
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Amazon basin; widespread invasive elsewhere
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Cinchoneae
- Manettia luteorubra - eastern Brazil
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
- Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum - S. Trop. America
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Posoquerieae
- Posoqueria longiflora
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
- Coccocypselum cordifolium
- Costa Rica
- Coccocypselum hirsutum
- tropical America
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Psychotrieae
- Carapichea ipecacuanha - Nicaragua to Brazil
Salviniaceae
- Salvinia auriculata - Tropical America
Solanaceae
Subfamily Nicotianoideae
- Nicotiana glauca
- s. Bolivia, n. Argentina
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urera baccifera
- American tropics and into the subtropics
Verbenaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Lantaneae
- Lantana montevidensis
- S. Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Petreae
- Petrea volubilis
- Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
data regenerated on Thu, 24 May 2018 00:11:19 -0400